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...Fear a Jury of Your Peers Most people think that juries are more likely than judges to let defendants off the hook. The conventional wisdom, however, may be dead wrong
...very welcome surprise, as he uses the old Geto Boys “Gangsta Boogie” sample to create a track that runs over your face like all the others are supposed to. This track proves that the Black Eyed Peas frontman, who effortlessly spits the gangsta-homage hook, would might be considered a great rap artist if he weren’t responsible for Fergie. On “Compton,” and to a lesser extent on the Public Enemy-jacking “Remedy,” Game transcends his obsessions with the Good Doctor...
...peddler of sex weed knows how to get some roofies in his own hometown? Plus, R. Kelly seems desperate to suck up. It’s “your boy Kells,” he fawns, and he lavishes Snoop with girls in thanks for giving him the hook. But the gesture may not be all that magnanimous; the women are at least 18, clearly far too old for Kelly’s taste. Exegesis number two: Snoop is on a crusade. Yes, an actual crusade. How else can one explain the girls in chain-mail, Snoop?...
...inability to wear Ferragamo ties because of the way in which it often chafed the delicate nape of his neck, Wagner pointedly shifted to the trajectory of debate toward the merits of Wilosevic’s addiction to www.bluefly.com, a website whose tagline reads, “the ultimate hook-up for the fashion obsessed.” I remember thinking, “If only Will were here now.” For the previous two Crimson seasons, I was pegged as the room “diva”—a moniker that I still contest...
...zeal is directed mainly at Wii Sports. The Wii Channels network for weather, shopping and even surfing the Web, had not yet launched, and other games, such as Legend of Zelda title and Excite Truck, looked okay but didn't hook me. My hope is that Nintendo continues to develop games like Wii Sports-it's easy to dream up Wii versions of other activities, from fishing to snowmobiling...